A police officer came to investigate the case and didn't even take any notes, instead asking all sorts of bizarre and inexplicable questions about supernatural phenomena. But Li Ping'an didn't have the time to think about that now.
What he wanted to do now was to continue reading the "Yellow Court Classic," to completely understand the "Yellow Court Classic," so he could quickly find the Cultivation Methods within it to absorb Spiritual Essence and channel qi into the sea.
Upon returning to the dormitory once again, Li Ping'an was practically welcomed on bended knee by Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng, as if he were an Emperor looking down on his ministers, full of triumph and pride!
Feeling unburdened by troubles, Li Ping'an sat back down in front of the computer, and Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng lost their façade of brotherhood, rushing over to ingratiate themselves with the utmost sycophancy.
"My Immortal Li, didn't you say you would help me calculate something just now? Do you have time now?"
"Right, and me too, my child!"
"Little brother, just tell me, what type of girl do you like? Black stockings? White stockings? Or maybe a maid outfit? I'll change into it for you right away!"
"All of you, get lost first, and then we'll see how I feel."
Li Ping'an had long anticipated their obsequious behavior, but he was just too lazy to talk to them now. Mainly, he didn't want these three bad influences to interrupt his progress any longer.
"Alright then, Great Immortal Li, you go ahead with your Cultivation."
"Wishing Immortal Li boundless Mana and expansive Divine Skills, may you rule the Central Plains with your magic!"
"Don't forget about this, my Fairy."
It was then that Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng stopped pestering Li Ping'an and busied themselves with their own affairs.
Now that he had taken care of his distractions, Li Ping'an could finally study the "Yellow Court Classic" in peace.
After an afternoon of struggle, Li Ping'an still hadn't found the Cultivation Method to absorb Spiritual Essence and channel qi into the sea from the "Yellow Court Classic." The only consolation was that his Attribute Template had undergone some minor changes:
He first checked that his storage gourd was at his waist, then took another look at the Attribute Template:
Cultivation: Qi Gathering Realm 10%
Divine Skills: communicate with spirits, expel spirits
Spell: Hundred Plays Stick Technique (1/500)
Survival Time: 0.
Although it's possible to take a shortcut through studying Taoist classics and increase Cultivation, the process was too slow. An afternoon had passed and, not to mention anything else, his Cultivation had only increased by two percent.
"I encountered this problem the first time I studied the 'Yellow Court Classic' yesterday, and I've encountered it again today!"
Li Ping'an shook his head and sighed:
"Comprehension is indeed the epitome of understanding, a kind of Talent one brings from the womb, something that happens upon chance and cannot be sought after!"
"Those who have this Talent find reading scriptures as simple as understanding that one plus one equals two, easily uncovering the secrets and profound Cultivation Techniques hidden within the books."
"But I don't have that kind of Talent at all, otherwise I would have understood it long ago!"
"So, how can I, as a modern person, break free from the shackles of Talent?"
Hehuang University is one of the top three universities in the Yan Kingdom, and the difficulty of getting in is more than a hundred times harder than ordinary universities.
However, the students who manage to get in are generally the crème de la crème from all over, the one in a million. Naturally, Li Ping'an was not just any ordinary person to have been admitted to such a university.
Although he had no particular talent for cultivation, his talent for reading was exceptionally good.
As a top student, he immediately associated it with his unique study methods during middle and high school, which was the "early bird" strategy of pre-learning.
For instance, in sixth grade, he would look at seventh-grade material, and in seventh grade, he would study eighth-grade material, and so on.
He would pre-learn the material he would need to study in the future to grasp it partially, leaving some questions unanswered, and then when the teacher explained these topics, he would combine his understanding and completely get it!
The core of this study method was to create a time advantage, pre-learning and pre-understanding to elevate oneself to a certain level ahead of time.
If one were to apply this study method to cultivation, with a slight change in thinking, it would mean to quickly increase one's cultivation level. Once cultivation was high enough, looking back at these Taoist scriptures would probably be as simple as a college student looking at elementary school material!
Therefore, advancing one's cultivation level in "Black Myth: The Fated One" was key to solving problems!
In "Black Myth: The Fated One," there is Spiritual Essence but no advanced cultivation methods; in reality, there are Taoist classics and advanced cultivation techniques left by ancient immortals, but no Spiritual Essence!
At this moment, Li Ping'an held his head in his hands and leaned back in his chair, only then realizing the game and the real world were equally important—both requiring his effort. He even had a vague sense that the world of "Black Myth: The Fated One" and the real world might be intricately linked...
However, he was still in a state of ignorant confusion, unable to glimpse their secrets.
Because he hadn't slept since entering "Black Myth: The Fated One" the day before, Li Ping'an's spirit relaxed for the first time after studying the Taoist scriptures for three hours, and he felt incredibly tired.
At that moment, the setting sun shone through the window, coloring the sky with fiery clouds, and the gentle afterglow caressed his face with a warm and comfortable touch.
Li Ping'an, whose destiny was quietly changing, turned to look at the evening scenery outside the window, not knowing how many more such pleasant evenings he'd be able to enjoy.
"Jiang, Third Master Zhu, dead GAY, your Immortal is famished now and won't be satisfied with anything less than two dinners!"
"Immortal Li, please wait a moment! We'll soon offer Immortal a divine vegetarian feast!"
Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Liuer, Zhu Ganglie, and Sha Sheng packed and brought Li Ping'an's favorite food: dumplings, fine-sliced beef noodles, beef dumplings, and a cup of milk tea.
After eating his fill, Li Ping'an felt even more drowsy. He quickly shut down his computer, climbed into bed, and fell asleep, softly snoring.
"Third Brother, Fourth Sister, can you stand Clown Li strutting around on our necks, making a mess as he pleases?"
"No way, absolutely not!"
"If he dares to make us fetch his food today, he'll dare to hit us tomorrow!"
Zhu Ganglie saw that Jiang Liuer and Sha Sheng shared his opinion and put forward a plan to make Li Ping'an lose face:
"Didn't we see Li Ping'an's unrequited love, Yuan Furong, when we went to get food just now? Why don't we take advantage of Li Ping'an being asleep to make him play the fool again and confess to Yuan Furong?"
Jiang Liuer agreed deeply:
"I, Jiang Liuer, the respected boss of this dorm, now he even dares to call me Jiang! Do you remember how meek he was when he first arrived in the dorm? It's only been a year, and he's already flipping the heavens, let's deal with him, give him the worst!"
Sha Sheng tilted his head in hesitation:
"Don't forget, Yuan Furong is the belle of Hehuang University!"
"Not only is she a rich second generation and a superstar, but she also started as a child actress at six years old and now, at eighteen, has been in dozens of movies and TV shows, a red-hot celebrity in the entertainment industry. Even the phones we use are endorsed by her."
"What's crucial is that she doesn't date. Although we're all classmates, few of us have her WeChat!"